DeepT and NG talk about the financial system implications of the Trump tariffs and whether for Australia these are inflationary or deflationary, and the likely response from the RBA. That leads ...

Every few weeks, the world’s media publishes an article on a fantastical breakthrough in electric vehicle (EV) battery technology that enables cars to be charged in as little as five minutes.

Westpac forecasts “a total of three further cuts (75bps in total), including the cut in May, with August and November pencilled in for the other two cuts”. “However, the risks on timing and ...

Those iron ore jaws are looking tempting. May/June is a seasonally weak period for iron ore are well. There are early signs that the tariff smash is beginning to impact demand. Goldman.

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman ...

This explosion in graduate visa numbers has been driven by students from South Asian nations. Indian graduate visa numbers surged from 28,850 in Q4 2019 to 70,123 in Q4 2024, an increase of 143%. ...

The Trump Administration is the best thing that has happened to the incumbent Liberal government of Canada. Polling conducted in early January suggested that the Liberal Party could win as few as ...

In June 2024, AMP chief economist Shane Oliver posted the following chart showing that Australia’s housing shortage was about to surpass 200,000 dwellings: Oliver explained via Twitter (X) that ...

Gold flame out, oil stable. David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and ...

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) Q4 2024 national accounts revealed that the economy finally emerged from a per capita recession following 21 consecutive quarters of decline.

If you want further evidence that the education export industry is a giant migration scam, look no further than the latest report on “phantom” students from The Australian: Foreign students ...

The Dutton-led Coalition is staring down a massive election defeat, with the latest polling from Roy Morgan showing Labor’s two-party preferred vote widening to 55.5% (up 1%) against the ...